Pokémon · Diamond & Pearl

Pachirisu

Diamond & Pearl

Great Encounters · #5 · Rare Holo · 2008

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Market reference

$18.35

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Card facts

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Set position: 5 / 106
Release year: 2008
Rarity: Rare Holo
HP: 70
Subtype: Basic
Retreat cost: 1 energy
Illustrator: Hironobu Yoshida
Pokédex #: 417
Series: Diamond & Pearl

Card analysis

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Primary role: Search / Tutor
Damage efficiency: 10 damage; 10 per Energy
Prize liability: 1 Prize given up; Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
Setup: Basic; Plays straight down — no evolution needed

Also does

AttackerDisruption

Strategy & play

How Pachirisu plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.

Not a main attacker — its job is search / tutoring. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
Attacks on any Energy (Colorless cost) — splashable into any deck regardless of type.
Lightning type, weak to Fighting ×2 — a Fighting attacker doing ≥35 effectively one-shots it.
A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.

How to beat Pachirisu

Exploit its Fighting weakness — ≥35 damage one-shots it.
KO it to choke their draw / search engine.

Competitive performance

From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.

Meta inclusion: 0% of decks; 2 copies on average · 3 decks

Budget alternatives

Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.

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$5.06 · in 4% of decks

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$0.24 · in 3% of decks

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$0.18 · in 3% of decks

Team Rocket's Murkrow

$0.25 · in 2% of decks

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About this card

HP: 70Type:LLightningSubtype: Basic

"It makes fur balls that crackle with static electricity. It stores them with berries in tree holes."

CCall for Family

Search your deck for up to 3 Basic Pokémon and put them onto your Bench. Shuffle your deck afterward.

CSmash Short — 10+

If the Defending Pokémon has a Pokémon Tool card attached to it, this attack does 10 damage plus 30 more damage. Discard that Pokémon Tool card, look at your opponent's hand, and discard any Pokémon Tool cards of the same name you find there.

Weakness:F+20

Resistance:M-20

Retreat cost:C

Tournament legality

Current legal status across competitive formats.

unlimitedLegal

Tournament play

Decklist data from the past 30 days of competitive Pokémon TCG tournaments (sourced from Limitless TCG).

Recent decks

ran Pachirisu

Tournaments scanned

291

past 30 days

Competitive note

Occasional competitive appearance.

Top decks running Pachirisu

1Other
1 deck

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Pricing reference

Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.

TCGPlayer (USD)

Updated 2026/07/03

Variant	Low	Mid	High	Market	Direct Low
Holofoil	$12.43	$31.00	$4,321.00	$18.35	—
Reverse Holofoil	$14.42	$25.00	$250.00	$14.27	—

Cardmarket (EUR)

Updated 2026/07/01

Variant	Price
1-day average	€4.98
7-day average	€5.36
30-day average	€4.65
Low	€0.05
Trend price	€4.65
Low (excellent+)	€2.70
Reverse holo low	€0.49
reverseHoloAvg1	€3.80
Reverse holo 7-day	€5.04
reverseHoloSell	€5.41
averageSellPrice	€4.37
Reverse holo 30-day	€3.64
Reverse holo trend	€4.26

Frequently asked

How can I tell if my Pachirisu is real?

Pachirisu is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.

What is Pachirisu worth?

As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Pachirisu is $18.35; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.

What set is Pachirisu from?

Pachirisu is from the Pokémon set "Great Encounters" in the Diamond & Pearl series, released in 2008.

What rarity is Pachirisu?

Pachirisu is a Rare Holo card in the Great Encounters set.